Tag Archive | "Joel Hanrahan"

Yes, it’s still EXTREMELY early and tons of things could (and should) change between now and April 5th, but since we are now under 100 days until the season and there isn’t much else going on at the moment, here’s a look at the Bucs as they currently stand. I started with the rotation. Next […]

Now that the 2011 season is officially over for everyone, it’s time to dive back into Pirates offseason talk! Neal Huntington and company have a number of decisions to make in the near future. This post focuses on current Bucs that may or may not be back next season. Here’s the breakdown: Unrestricted Free Agents […]

The Baseball Bloggers Alliance is once again conducting its own end-of-season MLB awards as part of an ongoing effort to provide an improved and more transparent balloting system. The ballots are divided evenly among chapters representing each team, along with a “General Baseball” chapter, and are tallied with equal weight to create the final winners. As part […]

In a game that dragged on and onnn and onnnnnnnnn like a Yankees-Red Sox matchup with super long ESPN commercial breaks, the Pirates and Brewers slugged it out for over four hours on Monday night at Miller Park. And in a stunning development, the Pirates won. The game was crazy from the very start. Andrew […]

A couple losses jump right out off the top of my head in terms of the most frustrating all season. There’s Jerry Meals of course, then probably the game against the Cubs in the middle of the giant losing streak when the Bucs trotted out three mediocre relievers to blow a lead in the 8th […]

In a game that saw (by my count) 39 players used, how ironic is it that Pedro Ciriaco was the one stepping to the plate with 2 outs and the bases loaded in a tie game in the 8th inning? Ciriaco had never gotten a hit in a game that the Pirates won. Clint Hurdle […]

Wow. I can’t give enough credit to Aaron Thompson, who came up today for an emergency start with virtually no expectations and fired 4.1 scoreless innings in his big-league debut. He allowed just four hits and two walks, and recorded his first (and only) major leauge K against Prince Fielder in a huge spot. His […]

Man, what an awful way to lose a game and a series. The Bucs really should have swept the Reds, and instead Cinci was able to get out of town with two wins. Brutal. James McDonald gave the Pirates another quality start. For a while it looked like he would be better than that, overcoming […]

In front of a not-so-national TV audience (and some dreadful announcers, from what I’m being told), the Bucs battled to a solid victory in what had to be PNC Park’s first ever mid-afternoon Pirates game. Charlie Morton still owns the Reds. He actually did allow two runs (in the first and sixth innings), but he […]